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per the Daily:
One Gophers basketball player wasn't brought in as a point guard, but he's now thriving this season at the position.
Amir Coffey may not look like a point guard but Minnesota is more than comfortable with the ball in the hands of the 6-foot-8 junior. Head coach Richard Pitino said his combination of size and skill creates mismatches for opponents on the court.
"You have to make a decision on how you want to guard him," Pitino said. "He's really skilled, obviously. We're taking for granted that he's [6 feet, 8 inches] and he's bringing the ball up the court like he's [6 feet, 2 inches]."
For his first two seasons with Minnesota, Coffey didn't get as many opportunities to bring the ball up the court with Nate Mason running the offense. However, with Mason now graduated, Pitino has entrusted Coffey to play the point. So far, he's shown no indication that the position change has posed any challenges for him.
"I feel good," Coffey said of the position change. "It's something that I've been practicing all summer with my team. It's no different than running the three, really, it's just bringing the ball up."
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018/11/s-amir-coffey-fitting-right-in-at-new-position
Go Gophers!!
One Gophers basketball player wasn't brought in as a point guard, but he's now thriving this season at the position.
Amir Coffey may not look like a point guard but Minnesota is more than comfortable with the ball in the hands of the 6-foot-8 junior. Head coach Richard Pitino said his combination of size and skill creates mismatches for opponents on the court.
"You have to make a decision on how you want to guard him," Pitino said. "He's really skilled, obviously. We're taking for granted that he's [6 feet, 8 inches] and he's bringing the ball up the court like he's [6 feet, 2 inches]."
For his first two seasons with Minnesota, Coffey didn't get as many opportunities to bring the ball up the court with Nate Mason running the offense. However, with Mason now graduated, Pitino has entrusted Coffey to play the point. So far, he's shown no indication that the position change has posed any challenges for him.
"I feel good," Coffey said of the position change. "It's something that I've been practicing all summer with my team. It's no different than running the three, really, it's just bringing the ball up."
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018/11/s-amir-coffey-fitting-right-in-at-new-position
Go Gophers!!
